“…everything has a past. Everything – a person, an object, a word, everything. If you don’t know the past, you can’t understand the present and plan properly for the future.”
― Chaim Potok, Davita's Harp
Look at a calendar and think back 5 years, 10 years, 20 years. What do you remember? How many years back can you go and recall a poignant moment? Perhaps now it feels like a silly accomplishment or life lesson, but at the time, it punched you in the face. Maybe a lesson learned as a child that to this day is a habit of function. Maybe an experience you want to pass on to your kid(s) so they don't do the same.
I had some time to ponder recently while on a flight and I realized that I can reach back 35 years to pivotal moments that have anniversaries this year in multiples of 5. However if I go back in increments of 4, 6 or 7 years I get entirely different perspectives. Always wondering where my next story will come, I decided to pepper this little internet outpost with anniversaries this year. Events that happened 5,10, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years ago. Some will be the month that they happened or are relevant, others on the day that they happened. Some kinda made my butt pucker in the moment and now as well as I realize the luck I've had. Others are simply silly, but they all have a point, a life lesson. It was fun coming up with the list and I hope you enjoy the stories I'll spill.
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